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* HORSE DETAGHER.

No. 383,742. Patented May 29, 1888.

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HORSE DETAGHER.

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THEODORE MAURY AND ELIE ROUBINET, OF TERRASSON, FRANCE.

HORSE-DETACHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 883,7-12, dated May 29,1888. Application filed February 23, 1883. Serial No. "264,949. (Nomodel.) Patented in France August 17, 1887, No. 185,355.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, THEODORE MAURY and ELIE ROUBINET, citizens of theFrench Republic, residing at Terrasson, in the Department of Dordogne,France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices forDetaching Horses from Vehicles, (for which we have obtained LettersPatent in France, dated August 17, 1887, No. 185,355;) and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to theaccompanying drawings, and tolettcrs of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a top planview of soniuch of the running-gear of a vehicle for a single horse asis necessary to illustrate our invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional elevation of a portion of such a vehicle for two or morehorses. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a portion of the running'gear of a'vehicle for two or more horses. Fig. tis a sectional side elevationthereof; and Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are detail views.

The invention relates to devices for releas ing or detaching a horse orhorses from a vehicle in case of a runaway, or in case of such horse orhorses becoming unmanageable.

The invention has for its object to provide means applicable to allclasses of vehicles whereby the draft animal or animals may be readilyunhitched or detached; and the said invention consists in structuralfeatures and combinations of parts whereby the desired results areobtained, substantially as hereinafter fully described, and as set forthin the claims.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, \V indicates the fifth-wheel, and T thethill, to which the shafts are secured by means of ahitching-pin, t. Thepins 15, as shown, are provided with a forked extension or head, inwhich are formed segmental slots t. Within the forked end ofsaid pins orbolts lies the end of a lever, S, so as to move freely in said fork, andsaid lever end is connected with the pin 15 by a bolt, 8, that passesloose] y through the slots t, and by means of suitable retaining-nuts.The lever is fulcrumed on a standard, S, secured in proper positions tothe thill, and is actuated by a spring, S, Fig. 6, the stress of whichis exertcd to hold the lever, with the bolt 8, pressed against the outerend of the slots t, so as to firmly hold the hitching-bolts in theirproper positions in the thill a-rms.

From the tubular fulcrum of the lever S projects a radial arm, S", inthe outer end of which is formed an eye, 8, as more plainly shown inFig. 5, to which eye is secured one end of a chain or'cord,or aconnectingrod, R, and achain, O, the other end of the latter passingthrough an eye in the end of a segment-arm, A, pivoted toa bearing inwhich is mounted a pulley, P, which bearing is secured aboutcentrallyfto the thill T. The two cords 0, attached to theconnectingrods R, or to the leverarms S after passing through the eyesin the segmental arm A, unite and the single cord 0 passes over thepulley P, thence over a pulley, P, that hasits hearings in asuitablcbracket mounted on or secured to the kingbolt 13 of the vehicle, thenceover guide-pulleys p, p, and 19 mounted in suitable brackets, b and b,respectively secured to the vehiclei'rame. From the pulley p" the cordCpasses to the rearw ardly-projecting arm Z of a springactuated handlever, L, that has its fulcrum on the dash-board B. It is obvious thatwhen the lever L is moved rearwardly against the stress of its spring Zthe horizontal arm Z thereof will move forward, drawing on the cord 0and its branch cords O, and lever-arm S to move the lovers S inwardlyagainst the stress of their springs S, Fig. 6, when a further movementof the hand-lever L will cause said bolts to withdraw the hitching-pins,t, and release the vehicle shafts, thereby detaching the animal from thevehicle. This principle may be applied to vehicles having a pole anddouble or whiffle tree, whether two or more animals are hitched thereto,as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. In this case the hitohingpins areconstructed as shown, a short pin, 13, projecting laterally from theslotted head for the pole-trace, and a long pin, t, extending along theupper face of the whiitletree and sliding in guides 1 Fig. 3, for theoff trace, such an arrangement being provided on each side of the poleE. The

levers S are here connected by links 8 to a draft-rod, R, which latteris pivoted to a segment, F, that has its fulcrum on a standard, F,bolted to the pole. To the shaft or journal of the segment is secured anarm, or lever L, which arm orlever may form an integral part of thecordf of the segment, and to the said-arm is connected the draftrcord O,that is operated from the drivers seat. The breast chains or straps arelikewise released by a connectingrod pivoted to the front end of thesegment F and a relcasinglever, S, that draws the pin or bolt t* out ofthe pole to release the breastto which the leader or leaders are hitchedcan not fall to and drag on the ground, as it will be held up by thebreast straps or chains of the wheeh or pole horses, which remained;-taohed to the ferrule G.

In practice we arrange within the ferrule G- a strong coiled spring, K,Fig. 7, the tension of which tends to throw the ferrule off the end ofthe pole, so that as soon as the couplingbolt 15* is released the springwill throw the ferrule off. A pull on the cord 0 will there foresimultaneously release both pole or wheel horses, or the latter, and aleader or leaders, as will be readily understood, the hitchingpins beingby this operation drawn inward toward the pole out of the rings at theends of the traces.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a horse-detaching device, the combination, with the thill orwhiffletree and a hitching pin provided with a forked head havingasegmental slot formed therein, of a rocking lever connected to the forkof the pin by a bolt passing loosely through the segmental slots in theears of the fork, and means for rocking the lever, to move the pin outof its bearings, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In a horse detaching device, the combination, with the thill orwhiffletree and a hitching-pin having its bearings on or in said thillor Whiffletree, said pin being provided with a forked head having asegmental slot formed therein, of a spring-actuated rock-lever connectedto the fork of the pin by a bolt passing loosely through the segmentalslots in the ears of said fork, the stress of the spring being exertedto hold the pin in its bearings, and means for rocking the lever againstthe stress of its spring to move the pin out of its bearings,substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. In a horse-detaching device, the combination, with the double orwhiffle treeand the pole of the vehicle provided with a detachablebreast-strap ferrule, of a pin or bolt to lock said ferrule to the pole,hitching-pins arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the pole andworking in bearings secured to the whittletree, said pins being providedwith a forked head having asegmental slot formed in the ears thereof,levers connected to the fork of the pins by means of a bolt passingloosely through said segmental slots, a rocking segment and links andconnecting-rods connecting the levers of the hitching-pins and theretaining-bolt for the breast-strap ferrule with said rocking segment,and a draft rod or chain for rocking the segment to simultaneouslywithdraw the retainingbolt and hitching-pins from their bearings,substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. The combination, with the pole of a ve hiele, of a detachablebreast-strap ferrule, a bolt for locking the ferrule to the pole, saidbolt having a forked head, in which is formed a segmental slot, arock-lever connected with the fork of the bolt by a bolt passing looselythrough the segmental slots in the ears of the fork, and a cord or rodfor rocking the lever from the drivers seat, substantially as and forthe purposes specified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 2d day of February, 1888.

T. MAURY. E. ROUBINEI. Witnesses:

UAMILLE CHARROPPIN, VIoToR RoMEIN.

